Mexican golfer Lorena Ochoa said retiring from the LPGA tour
in April 2010 was an easy decision because golf was no longer a priority in her
life.
"I retired gladly. I wanted to start a family, I had
achieved my goals, because I no longer had the desire and the energy to get up
every day (to practice)," Ochoa said during the presentation on Monday of
her autobiography, "Soñar en grande" (Dreaming Big), in the western
Mexican city of Guadalajara .
Ochoa announced her retirement more than two years ago to
focus on her personal life, but she still plays in some tournaments, such as
the LPGA's Lorena Ochoa Invitational, which starts on Thursday in Mexico .
The 30-year-old Ochoa said an injury, image problems or
sponsorship problems might have made the decision to call it quits more
difficult because she wanted to leave as world No. 1, a spot she held until her
retirement.
The book allows the public to understand her determination
on the links and tells how she spent her last day in a tournament with tears in
her eyes, Ochoa said.
